Bayer Completes Expansion of Vegetable R&D Center in the Netherlands

10:59 AM MDT | June 7, 2012 | Sotirios Frantzanas

Bayer CropScience, a subgroup of Bayer, inaugurated today the expansion of its center for vegetable R&D at Leudal, the Netherlands. The expanded R&D building covers an area of 68,889 sq feet, which is almost three times its previous size. The project cost €12 million ($15 million), the company says. Bayer CropScience's vegetable seeds are an important part of its strategy, and expanding the vegetable R&D center strengthens the company's commitment to horticulture and healthy food. "We aim to provide growers and consumers across the...